"Filial piety is the first of all good deeds" means that in all good deeds, honoring parents should be the first, because "Once the heart of filial piety is opened, all kinds of good deeds will be opened." Let me talk about my understanding: 1. Filial piety is the foundation of virtue and human nature.

So what is filial piety?

Regarding the interpretation of filial piety, "Erya" defines it as: "Doing good things to parents is filial piety"; "Shuowen Jiezi" further explains: "Those who do good things to parents. From the old to the provincial, from the son, and the son inherits the old."

The word "filial piety" is a combination of the word "老" and the word "子". The old is at the top and the son is at the bottom. The old and the young are in order, which means that the previous generation and the next generation are integrated. If

The word "filial piety" is not the same as the separation of upper and lower parts.

Therefore, the nurturing and support relationship between parents and children is "the law of heaven and the righteousness of earth."

Traditional Chinese culture, whether it is Confucian classics or Buddhist classics, is nothing more than knowledge that teaches us to observe filial piety, respect cause and effect, always practice benevolence and righteousness, and behave according to rules.

2. Honoring parents should come from people’s innermost sense of identity.

For thousands of years, the Chinese nation has had many touching stories of respecting and filial piety for the elderly, such as "Warm Quilt on a Pillow with a Fan", "Missing Relatives with Oranges", "Longing Rice for a Hundred Miles", etc. These stories have been passed down to this day, educating and guiding our younger generations to the correct way of doing things.

Be a person and do things.

"Filial piety is the first of the five ethics in life, and filial piety has been the source of hundreds of actions since ancient times." We should keep in mind the teachings of ancient sages and imitate the spirit of the ancients of "respecting filial piety, paying sacrifices, and practicing piety." When parents are alive, their children should make them happy,

Live a happy life; after death, children should carefully take care of their funeral affairs and conscientiously fulfill their life obligations.

3. "The kindness of parents is as deep as the ocean. Never forget the kindness of parents in life."

No matter how society develops or how some content or form of filial piety changes, I think children’s love and respect for their parents cannot be changed, and it is impossible to change.

"I am sorry for my parents, who worked hard to give birth to me." Children are connected by blood with their parents. It is the duty of children to be filial to their parents; it is the basic ethics of being a human being.

A person who does not know how to respect his elders, a person who does not even respect his parents, a person who hates and abandons his old age will not get the respect and recognition of society. Similarly, he will not get the respect and recognition of his own children.

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Honoring parents is the foundation of human beings; it is the ethics and morality that we must follow, and all education comes from this.

Filial piety is the first of all good deeds, and filial piety is the source of all good deeds.

Author: Yao Jiusi, founder of buds, Forbes "China's 30 Elites Under 30", Davos Forum Global Outstanding Youth, graduated from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania in the United States.